Brilliantly funny and brutal, this is the story of one woman s escape from the clutches of polite society, by the incredible mid-century writer who destroyed her own books.
'[A] heartfelt memoir' New York Times'Compelling and heartbreaking' Ann NapolitanoA deeply moving memoir of a young daughter, her dying mother - and the trail of letters and gifts she left behind.
Bewegend, herzerwärmend und positiv: der neue Wohlfühl-Familienroman von Bestseller-Autorin Eleanor RayGrace kommt gut zurecht im Leben, besten Dank der Nachfrage.
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan's Atonement.
Lucy Maud Montgomery's The Emily Starr Trilogy is a captivating coming-of-age story that follows the life of Emily Byrd Starr as she navigates the challenges of growing up in early 20th century Canada.
FINALIST FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL IN THE AUREALIS AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE ALDISS AWARD'Kavithri is gripping, raw and outrageous Indian-inspired steampunk fantasy with brutal world and compassionate main character' ***Meet Kavithri.
'IT MOVED ME DEEPLY' LIV LITTLE'DEEPLY POIGNANT' HARPERS BAZAAR'GORGEOUS' RAVEN LEILANITHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF CLEOPATRA AND FRANKENSTEIN'It will make you laugh, cry deeply, and want to call your siblings' Cosmopolitan'Even better than Cleopatra and Frankenstein' GraziaThe Blue sisters have always been exceptional - and exceptionally different.
The love story of the centuryLong Island by Colm Toibin, the author of Brooklyn, is his masterpiece: an exquisite, exhilarating novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and renew the great love that seemed gone forever.
A new translation and interpretation of a seminal fourteenth-century treatise on Tibetan Buddhist meditation Sdhana, which translates as ';realization,' is the primary form of meditation in the Tantric Buddhism of Tibet.
From the critically acclaimed Andrea Levy, Orange Prize winning author of SMALL ISLAND, comes this breathtaking, hauntingly beautiful, heartbreaking and unputdownable novel, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the Orange Prize.
"e;Although Alan Watts' famous voice and happy laughter are missing now, his penetrating vision of Buddhism remains, and his lectures become brilliant prose in book form.
Nominiert für den Deutschen Buchpreis 2024 und für den aspekte-Literaturpreis 2024Die späten Nullerjahre, frühen 2010er Jahre in einer ostdeutschen Kleinstadt: Die schönste Version erzählt die Geschichte von Jella und Yannick, von der ersten großen Liebe, die alles richtig machen will.
»Die Zollbeamtin sieht mich an, schaut kurz auf meinen Pass und schreibt ›Karel‹, meinen zweiten Vornamen … der Nachname kommt von ›Koninkrijk der Nederlanden‹, Königreich der Niederlanden, was fett auf dem holländischen Pass steht.
"e;Although Alan Watts' famous voice and happy laughter are missing now, his penetrating vision of Buddhism remains, and his lectures become brilliant prose in book form.
This volume edited by Golden Deer Classics contains the following classic children's novels:- A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell - A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain- Just so Stories by Rudyard Kipling - The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang - Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson - The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald - Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit - Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin - The Magic Fishbone by Charles Dickens - Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm - Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) by J.
Die letzten zwei Jahre im Leben eines Familienhunds, durchzogen von Erinnerungen und mit Seitenblicken auf den gebrechlichen Vater der Erzählerin – Stoff für ein Buch, das viele Fragen stellt und so nüchtern-prosaische wie poetische Antworten bereithält.
The sixth heartwarming instalment in the Cornish Girls saga series perfect for fans of Ginny Bell and Elaine EverestWill the Cornish girls come out on top once the war is finally over?
A delightfully heartwarming and funny story that proves it's never too late to change the habits of a lifetime, perfect for fans of Judy Leigh, Hazel Prior and Maddie Please.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Fighting Series, comes Split, a dark, deeply emotional story of love against the odds with a suspenseful twist, perfect for fans of Katy Evans, Jamie McGuire and Sophie Jackson.
